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* 0. EBONHAGK. MACHINE" FOR-SETTING MATGH STICKS. No.-Z54,1- 9, g I yPatented Feb. 28,1882.

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- match-sticks, which consists ofa bed-plate, a,

tion -matches, .it being designed with a special of the sticks intoposition ready tobe dipped retained in position in'termediately betweenthe oH'ARL'Es F. BONHACK,OF New YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR SE TTING MATCH STICK-S.

sPEcIFIcA'rIoN forming part .of LettersI-jatent Iva-254,192, datedFebruary 28,1882.

Application filed December- 1a, 1s1. (NomodeL) To all whom it mayconcern: I Be. it known that I, CHARLES F. BONHAOK, of the city, county,andbState of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Machines for Setting Match-Sticks,"of which the followingis a specification. This invention has reference to an improved machineto be used in the manufacture of t'ric- "iewfor simplifying andexpediting thesetting anddried, the apparatus being based on theprinciple of inakin g matches from single sticks instead of from doublesticks, as has been heretofore the case.

The invention consists of a fixed grating at the bottom of theapparatus, and of a movable setter having a series of equidistantpush-pins which are forced by suitable mechanism through a compact bunchof sticks held together by a strong rubber band, the bunch of sticksbeing gratingand the setter by suitable retaining devices, so that thepush-pins of the setter can be forced through the bunch up to aperforated guide-board. The setter is applied in a detachable manner toa follower which is moved by any suitable mechanism.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation,partly in section, of my improved machine for setting the sticks offriction-matches. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same.Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of a bunch of sticks, shownrespectively before and after setting, and Figs. 5 and 6 are detailviews respectively of the perforated guide-board of the setter and ofthe fixed grati g.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A in the drawings represents the supportingframe of my improved machinefor setting upright supporting-pillars b, and a top piece, 01,connecting the pillars. The pillars guide the follower B, that isloweredby means ofascrew, lever, or othersuitable mechanism.

On the bed-plate a is supported, at some distance above the same, afixed wire grating, G, the intersecting wires of which are placed atsuch a distance from each other as to leave 5 square intermediate spacesof sufficient width to admit one stick to pass through each space, whilethe grating prevents the'remainin g sticks of the bunch from changingtheir position.

Upon the grating O is supported a closely-v packed bunch, D, ofmatch-sticks, the latter being of the length of a single match andfirmly held in position by means of astrong rubber band, D, which is ofsuitablewidth and thickness forthis purpose. The bunch'D is retained inposition on the grating O by means of looking slide-straps E, which arepivoted to a fixed side piece, E, of frame A and locked by suitablefastening devices at their opposite ends to a side piece, E, that ishinged at .its lower ends to the bed-plate a, so that when theretainingstraps E are thrown up the hinged side piece, E may be throwndown and the bunchbe conveniently placed in position on or removedfromthe grating.

'Into the dovetailed under side of the follower B is inserted thest-ick-setter'F by means of a dovetailed center portion, as shown inFig. 1, the setter F consisting of a top board to which as manypush-pins f are applied as there are spaces formed by the wires of thegrating G, the push-pins being arranged equidistantly from each otherand in rows, and in such a manner as to be vertically above and in linewith the centers of the intermediate spaces formed by the wires of thegrating when the setteris inserted in the proper position into thefollower. Below the top piece of the setter is arranged a perforatedguide-board, F, through which the pins pass, so as to project a certaindistance below the same. The setter F is arranged at opposite sides withside pieces, F which are made tapering at the ends, so as to fit intogrooves at the top of the guide-board F, said side pieces being hingedto the top piece of the setter F, so as to be capable of being'releasedfrom the guide-board, and being thrown up alongside of the top pieceofthe setter whenever at the proper stage in the manufacture of thematches the sticks have to be forced entirely out of the bunch. Thesetter F is removed, together with the bunch, from the follower of themachine after the sticks have been set by the push-pins. The setter isretained on the bunch during the dipping operation, so as not to disturbthe position of the push-pins in the bunch. The setter is adapted to beinsertcd bodily with the bunch of sticks into a machine for unloadingmatches after the protruding sticks have been dipped, said machinehavingafollower of the same size and construc tion as the follower ofthe stick-setting machine, as will appear more fully in a separateapplication fora machine forunloadin g matches filed at the same timeherewith.

The apparatus is operated as follows: The hunch is placed on the gratingand locked in position thereon by the side straps. The setter is thenplaced in position in the follower, its guide-board being held by thehinged side pieces. The setter is then lowered by means of the operatingmechanism of the follower, so that the ends of the push-pins fpress downupon the bunch, pushing forward as many individual sticks as there arepins in the setter, and forcing them down through the spaces of thegrating into the space below the same, as

shown clearly in Fig. 2. The setter is then removed from the apparatusby releasing the locking device of the bunch and lowering the side pieceE the bunch having then a number of sticks projecting therefrom, asshown clearly in Fig. 4. The entire setter, together with the bunch ofsticks, is now removed and the sticks dipped successively into thedifferent substances by which the match-heads are formed, the matchesbeing then allowed to dry while remaining in the setter. When they aredry the setter is placed in an unloading apparatus, by which they areforced out entirely of the bunch by the push-pins, after releasing thehinged side pieces of the top piece from the guide-board 0f the setter.

The advantages ofmy improved match-sticksetting machine are, first, thatthe same bunch maybe used three or four times in succession for settingmatch-sticks therefrom, as the retaining-band holds the sticks reliablyin position for the action of the push -pins; secondly,

that the setting is accomplished in a much quicker manner than by thesetting-machines now in use; thirdly, that by the setting mechanism themanufacture of single matches may be successfully accomplished, ascontradistinguished from the methods of making them in double sticks,and finally separating the sticks by means of circular saws, whichcauses considerable loss, and frequently accidents to the girls handlingthe matches; and lastly, that a fixed number of matches-say onehundredmay be arranged in one row by the settingmachine and unloaded bythe unloading-machine, so as to be packed directly in equal quantitiesfor shipment.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby LettersPatent- 1. A match-stick-setting machine consisting of afixedwire grating, of means for locking the bunch of sticks to the grating,of a movable and detachable setterhavinga series of equidistantpush-pins and a perforated guide-board, and means for operating thesetter, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a match-stick-setting machine, of a fixedgrating, O, with locking side straps, E, pivoted to afixed side picce,E,and locked to a hinged side piece, E, at the opposite side for retainingthebunoh of matchsticks in position on the grating, substantially as setforth.

3. In a match-stiek-setting machine, a sticksetter, F, consisting of atop piece having equidistant push-pins f, an adjustable perforatedguide-board F, and hinged side pieces, E substantially as and for thepurpose described.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoin gas my invention 1 have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES F. BONHAOK,

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, CARL KARP.

